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Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick joined members of the faculty and a student leader to discuss the significance of Howard alumna Kamala Harris’ historic election as the vice president of the United States. Frederick moderated the conversation that touched on Harris’ place in the long legacy of Howard University’s high-achieving students and faculty and what her election to the White House means for our country.
“The role of Howard University and HBCUs in particular has never been more clear in my opinion,” said Frederick. “HBCUs have always been at the forefront of holding America to account and insisting on better. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has always embodied our ideals of truth and service. We can find no better role model for all leaders and institutions to emulate.”
for 12 years, he was separated from his wife and children. after his harrowing trip back to freedom, he penned a best-selling memoir while the nation was on the brink of civil war. his chilling account of slavery would help change a nation. for me in some ways it was sort of a restoration process. i tried to approach it with an invisible hand. john ridley transformed the memoir for the silver screen. there is an immediacy with the story that is unmatched. you have to remember, at that time, for people of color, if they could read or write, they would be killed. so the amount of these personal narratives that could come out of the south were actually very, very small. he sold about 30,000 copies, after it was published. it really gives a day-to-day account of what slavery was like. gregory carr is the chair of the afro-american studies program at howard university. how successful was the memoir in bringing focus and popular culture to slavery?
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